Belarus vs Hong Kong: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belarus
1.56 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong
1.60 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
61st
Hong Kong rank
60th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belarus
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus, a difference of 46,700 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 536,794 people | 58,957 people | 477,837 people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 673,654 people | 91,621 people | 582,032 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 911,354 people | 228,092 people | 683,262 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 999,115 people | 392,318 people | 606,797 people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 597,375 people | 638,330 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.39 million people | 836,395 people | 553,963 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.36 million people | 1.12 million people | 241,897 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.51 million people | 1.50 million people | 3,852 people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belarus or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 1.60 million people against 1.56 million people in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belarus and Hong Kong?
- 46,700 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Hong Kong?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Hong Kong rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belarus ranks 61st and Hong Kong ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.